Noah "40" Shebib Mixes Hits with Pro Tools and S5 Fusion

Producer, mixer, and songwriter Noah "40" Shebib has power on demand-with his S5 Fusion-to mix the biggest album projects including artists Drake, Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, and Alicia Keys.
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[@13eatrix]

this nigga look like the Professor X of producing.

[@iTBagUrMother]

+Still Platinum does he look black to you?

[@BLINDIAN1995]

+Bloopalooza not Malcom X buddy, professor X from X-Men

[@iTBagUrMother]

Brian Daniels ik i was high af when writing this comment lol

[@BLINDIAN1995]

Haha I got you no problem

[@bigoblockwestside673]

King Slat right

[@paulstastny5583]

The brains behind Drake's music.

[@sdotp3605]

Also Party is too

[@tommyali1787]

And The Weeknd back in Take Care era

[@plh8707]

And basically anyone but drake.

[@Flexie1234]

@@plh8707 So tell me why Drake is at the top and the others are below him?

[@iam_myster_e]

@@Flexie1234 hes business smart and has talent as well. He uses efficiency to his advantage by hiring the experts ;)

[@DANOVERBOARDvlogs]

Cool. I went to school with Noah. Knew his shit then, and he certainly knows it now.

[@TwerkWind]

What major did he take? I really want to get into mixing and producing.

[@DANOVERBOARDvlogs]

We were in a one year vocational audio engineering crash course. Ariana Grande's Husband​

[@TwerkWind]

Daniel McIsaac Did they teach you a lot? I might take a course next year. I'm really into music and the whole music industry.

[@DANOVERBOARDvlogs]

Well, our course was back in '03/'04, and maybe things have changed/improved since then. Yes, they taught a lot as it was an intensive full-time course condensed into about 9 months. However, I don't fully recommend the school we went to, so be sure to attend a reputable and recognized institution. Noah certainly didn't need to be there, it was a formality for him and which ever reason(s) he wanted to be there... I was very green so I personally learned a lot and still value the education. If it's a career you want, whilst in and out of the course be sure to network hard, and to be passionate about the industry in which ever way you choose it. On a higher level, if it's music you love - theory, acoustics, instrumentation, history and all else - get your Masters in music.

[@romeomfumu]

+Daniel McIsaac Did you also attend TREBAS?

[@wonderpulp]

god damn. drake lucky to have this genius in his corner. it's like seeing the old man behind the curtain in the wizard of oz.

[@richardingersoll29]

He said nothing of genius proportion. I like what he said don't go out and buy everything learn to use what you have first. Everybody thinks they need omnisphere or Fab filter to have a good song... Which I have.. but you can give me xpand2 which ironically was included in pro tools as a plugin years and years ago. you can find it for twenty bucks or free with a key station.

[@richardingersoll29]

But I'm nowhere near his level

[@ScoutSniper1990]

Yeah between him and whoever writes his lyrics that day. Cookie cutter. He has the talent to do it himself who knows why he doesn’t. Maybe he’s too busy.

[@richardingersoll29]

@@ScoutSniper1990 too busy??? Just like movies, rappers and musicians lose money at some point. It is very rare to have a career like Drake's. this is why he's following the formula. he finds what's coming up Alicia's off of it makes an album surrounding it and Bam

[@xzotic6]

“Old man” boi u disrespectful af

[@moonmann11]

i'm really glad i watched this. he's a very intellectual man, and his comments on dynamic range are so true. hopefully that changes eventually. a sidenote, it's really weird to me that an official avid video would have pops in it like at 4.23

[@avid]

Making sure you're paying attention, Andre Anderson. ;)

[@moonmann11]

Avid haha well played

[@harshxtreme]

Andre Anderson Appreciated

[@r0flm0fl]

+lecappuccinostudios he means its a really , really , really BAD CUT.

[@Ayplus]

+Andre Anderson Loudness wars

[@philipz794]

His words about Loudness are so true - it's sad that people want loudness over quality (not everyone, but almost everyone...)

[@HooverBeast]

+Philip Zimmermann studies show that people actually prefer dynamic sounds (when given the right medium ie good headphones)

[@morearthanhuman]

+Philip Zimmermann Loudest ignorant, alluding to that bullshit trap music maybe lol

[@chrishaze23]

He def seems secretive about his process.

[@cgrepresentative01]

Noah the kind of dude that don't fight back and he just says '' I'll be back''

[@Gounesh]

+cgrepresentative01 You mistake Noah with Jesus man

[@misterman6691]

L

[@scotttaylor1841]

L

[@lubmang5072]

L

[@blaker4807]

@@Gounesh You’re mistaking Jesus for the terminator

[@tawanda33]

I love the way this guy explains music production. Great teacher

[@ndumisomlokoti7645]

🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼

[@HeezyBunghan]

Dang this Nigga should be a college professor holding seminars. feel like I could listen to him all day

[@astronomicalbeatz6284]

40 inspires me so much

[@themanwiththeplan1211]

In Germany, the Lebanese like 40 are always the most gifted.

[@maxxrecords1114]

Me too.

[@digital_cratez9116]

humble, talented, well spoken. i have heard much about this guy, already dug his production. nice to see when a truly deserving person enjoys success. respect.

[@EskimoThatNigga]

Dynamic ranges are songs like Fear by Drake. But hands down, one of the few men I look up to in the music industry. Down to earth, passionate guy.

[@g64460]

this dude seems very dedicated and educated he sounds like a mixing scientist (musically)

[@FuZioNisG]

Solid piece of advice at the end from 40. Thanks, you seem like a very humble guy.

[@justinwiggins3347]

This man is one of my favorite producers. The complexity and amazing subtlety of his beats and production especially what he did on the throwaway tracks on drakes IYRTITL great amazing stuff man.

[@cheesypuff10]

That last bit of advice is so crucial. Got people spending ridiculous amount of money on plugins and kits and don't know how to even mix properly!! Smh

[@theregoaftan9647]

The Furthest Thing beat is insane...

[@Kyuubi2009]

Ikrrr but the second part was jake one

[@theregoaftan9647]

+jkolaWOLE idiot🙄

[@theregoaftan9647]

+Rudo Douglas ohhh I'm hella late but I actually like the first part of the song better than the second part 😂 crazy right?

[@34cvc]

+Rudo Douglas yeah i even remember watching a video of him explaining how he produced the beat, whole song was great tho

[@visionmusic8880]

I agree

[@DevinlyBeats]

awesome, favorite producer/mixer/engineer hands down

[@Origamibeats]

great real advice

[@RX_BEATS]

Aged well.

[@Draxtor]

Such great points about loudness.... hope the kidz are watching this!

[@delados49]

This was really enlighting and educational, 40 is definitely one of the best producers of our time.

[@rocker112396]

passion + talent

[@aestheticworldwide3250]

He's like the Steve Jobs of producers

[@solas444]

*Tom Dowd sir

[@hewhoseeks3608]

What he said about mixing for crappy speaks AND quality speakers is so crucial its not just one or the other

[@MaximoPerezII]

Thank you Avid and thank you Noah for this. A lot of valuable information in this video.

[@LogicDaBeatman]

awesome awesome!!! this was such a dope interview and thank you 40 for sharing your wisdom.

[@ShiraxProductions]

Hes so Humble, I love it

[@edx96]

Huge fan of 40, his words are inspirational

[@9one824]

I love you for this 40!

[@HipHopBeatSource]

Dope interview. I was always curious to this guys approach to making music. His sound is very unique.

[@deontaemusic4861]

That is true about that statement of quality and loudness. The only thing you can do is use the headroom wisely until you reach 0 db. Then use a loudness maximizer at the end stage to boost all the loudness and still have a bit of that quality still.

[@KontryBoy706]

and this is why this man is where he is.

[@User-jj9rs]

Dope studio

[@ricks2907]

Great audio engineering insights thank you. Cheers Ricky 💃🕺🏼🎶🐈‍⬛🎸💥

[@DrKage]

Really good advice thanks for sharing!!!

[@UniqueThaPoet]

It is hard a.f. Sometimes. That is still one of the things I struggle with when mixing.It sucks when it sounds good on your monitors then you hear it on laptop or phone speakers and you can't hear no bass. The struggle is real lol.

[@KoolKatRecordingStudios]

I can appreciate that. Thanks 40 :) God Bless Ya Man

[@markwatt8323]

Now, this is one smart guy. Absolutely inspiring.

[@themanwiththeplan1211]

Lebanese are so gifted.

[@jumpmp9653]

lebo twats

[@samhinds2827]

Nailed it with the challenge of the modern listener

[@koreanfriedchildren]

So inspirational

[@YeYoSoundZ]

thank you for letting the world know about the basics.... ppl so simple these days and lazy learn it dont abuse it #Salute 40 and #OvO

[@experiment0003]

I want to watch him in action. I don't want to hear him talk for 10 minutes.

[@PrincemazeBlogspotPR]

experiment0003 By watching you won't learn nothing. You need to hear first, watch second.

[@tinal0628]

that was amazing

[@chrisjennings5731]

Thanks 40. Needed that "inspo"

[@Krausez93]

Thank you.

[@ahimsabeatz8895]

dope interview

[@surajs2641]

inspiration right there!!

[@TezBangaTV]

the first few sentences 40 said explains my life atp!!!

[@im_embarrassed]

Is it me or does it look like there is a tear rolling down his cheek?

[@Focnr]

+YungShoota456 reflection from glasses

[@ReduceToAshesEnt]

Thug life

[@taydatay8571]

That's so true because I might hear a song on my phone and not like it then play it in my truck and get a completely different feeling about it

[@Clutchhandla]

timeless information !

[@Aft3rpartyeth]

Great advice !

[@AdamSalaah]

Andy Mineo sent me here... But I'm glad he did! Great interview with an industry genius

[@nanadanso5958]

Adam Salaah Yeah me too!

[@demahsamusic8825]

Where did AM talk about 40?

[@manpost18]

Dude is the truth!!!🙌

[@dopefreshnation4097]

They should of made the video longer of 40 showing more of the basics of things and what goes with what and how to do more with it

[@MusicianKnowsBest]

Wow, this dude is passionate. And really knows his stuff. Smart, and good man.

[@danielteye4105]

Mad scientist💙

[@minjabens]

Noah 40 knows *exactly* what he is doing & talking about!

[@grammysound7989]

This dude is on another level.

[@r0flm0fl]

9:18 is a really MUST HEAR/WATCH for EVERYONE ! very good !

[@IBEENART]

thank you. i model myself after this man and to have this type of focus on something your passionate about from your idol is great. the S5 looks amazing so one day when i get my full studio together in a nice little warehouse i will definitely be looking to dive into this.

[@AudioXVNVXTheNightLife]

ibnart me too him & clams i model myself after, hopefully i can build off that though..

[@IBEENART]

***** 40 smokes like a Jamaican.

[@craze8meh]

Hopefully by that time you get that studio you want s5 is still a relevant tool.

[@IBEENART]

TOUCH SCREENS ARE THE FUTURE B.

[@canetaevansyt5958]

iBEENART good job man. I see your KZbin channel. You made it! Don't stop now! I'm starting now ;)

[@willrich7209]

This is a man that is obsessed with his craft it’s people like this that make you want to get better and do better

[@iTBagUrMother]

I got them Rock Zircon earphones and god damn 40's music never sounded so good, salute to the dude he's really gifted

[@loneryee]

*Peace & Love*

[@tobyyee4728]

amazing!

[@eversinging]

Good video. Real advice.

[@lyntiashorter2352]

Great Advice well said😊

[@Logictemplates]

sick bass collab.

[@margaro2610]

I completely agree 💯 with 40 on how music now is just loud bang bang make as much noise as possible to catch your attention...

[@HooverBeast]

HES SOOO RIGHT about why you keep going. oh my god so on point

[@haomusic3596]

legend

[@og4885]

This man knows his stuff

[@ilishmusic]

I really like his approach to music engineering. However I would like a video where he breaks down engineering tips like Eq's, compressors, and reverbs. Doesn't event have to be a Drake session. Just a breakdown as a reference for other engineers searching for that sound.

[@arjoonbessaye8652]

30 for 30 is a classic 👑

[@xavierbeats7106]

inspiration

[@404bronz]

40 dropping gems to engineers

[@AlexNiedt]

Cool guy. I agree with his outlook on things.

[@isaachoward89]

this man is so great

[@crimewavbeats5532]

My favorite producer

[@freethinker2697]

This is my motivation

[@NativeStrangerMusic]

this man is a genius

[@Lowkey6169]

Preach

[@NishGrewal]

fruity loops till I die

[@fortydeebz]

+Nish Grewal i died on fruity loops

[@beatzbyjones2531]

+Forty Deebz *FL Studio

[@chrishoward8058]

+Nish Grewal i use fl to but it really doesnt matter what daw you use they all do the same shit

[@NishGrewal]

Forty Deebz Fuck dude, we'll carry on your legacy. R.I.P.

[@Hampeeng]

No way, logic4lyfe

[@axemanarbor]

Hell yes

[@theuglytruth4303]

from producer to producer id love to work with 40

[@musskeeterbump]

that man is a sound engineer . good video

[@HToWnRePPiiN]

one of the main reasons drake has over 60 million in the bank and counting. one of the main reasons drake has the MOST top 10 hits on the billboard 100 passing the BEATLES on the all-time list. Scrubs like Meek Mill who get bodied by singin niggas, career is falling apart already, dropping weak ass albums every other yr, obviously Drake is doing something right, he's got you crying.

[@perry813]

+Glenn Langley Got to agree. I love Drake + his music and as a person I don't like Meek. But Meek has great albums. Not weak at all

[@walkerwiseman9508]

drake got more the 60 million

[@HToWnRePPiiN]

Walker Wiseman that's what i said

[@spamking100]

+Devin The Boss Not in the bank in assets.

[@HToWnRePPiiN]

noctis lucis caelum Actually his net worth at the end of 2015 was 75 million..

[@bboymac84]

amen!!!

[@solakamson7950]

40. LOVE. 4EVER

[@MarcoKillsz]

Wow I understood everything he said. I’m in the right path!

[@crimewavbeats5532]

I felt the same way lol

[@kingech_B15]

I agree

[@tylerkumpee2176]

40 is to legit

[@margaro2610]

quality sound is always best...

[@warnutztheloser]

I still mix with my Tascam multi track tape

[@juanbravo5320]

4:00 godamn that beat is groovy

[@asaiya705]

Rocking Xpand

[@djbruhxal4995]

O.V.O we a gold mine

[@okoiful]

what the process? you create a song in lets say ableton or logic or flstudio... then you bounce to audio and mix in protools?

[@kazpermusic]

I wonder if he upgraded the S4 by now. His setup is crazy!